Baseball Game Preview: Westosha Central Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 3:19am

Baseball Preview: Westosha Central Falcons vs. Elkhorn Elks

The Westosha Central Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Elkhorn Elks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Westosha Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.

Westosha Central took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Elkhorn out 3-2.

Westosha Central got a great performance from Brody Schulte as he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Schulte has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Westosha Central's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jake Urban, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Westosha Central pushed their record up to 14-2 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Elkhorn, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.

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